Pharmacist · Jacksonville, NC
Pharmacist in Jacksonville: $4,994/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Jacksonville at $132,850 a year. About 80 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $92,990 and the 90th is $164,320. Pay ranks 326th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,994 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 138 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,994
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,850
$92,990 to $164,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
326th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $132,850.
- Taxes$3,033
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$4,994
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,850
- Federal income tax
- −$21,131
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,163
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,104
- Take-home pay
- $96,452
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$11,071 gross, minus $3,033 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$4,994
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Jacksonville?
$132,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Jacksonville?
$4,994 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 138 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Jacksonville.